lovely dovely

beach and waves!

brrr

We arrived in Matale and set about calling Buddhi's uncle. We tried to use the local phones but that didn't work so I bit the bullet and did what I had dreaded - calling him using my (British) phone, at 1.50 pounds a minute. It was worth the sacrifice as he collected us 5 minutes later. It was great to see a familiar face - with the myriad of different Diases we weren't sure who would be picking us up but it was Buddhi's uncle Thathinda from Colombo, who had been...

Nuwara Eliya will always have a special place in our hearts. Not because it is incredible picturesque, a welcome break from the heat or one of the main tea production areas in Sri Lanka, though all are true. The main reason is that we made it. The bus ride on the way there was the worst I've ever encountered, by some distance. And that's after travelling in S.E. Asia. As we traversed the narrow, wet mountain roads, with numerous hairpin bends, we got overtaken by...